Coal mine openings in the US inject some hope into beleaguered sector
Corsa Coal’s Acosta Deep mine, to begin operations in June, will create about 600 jobs.
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Western Australia may ask BHP, Rio to cash out iron ore levy
Western Australia may ask Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd. to pay potentially billions of dollars to end a mining rent tax to help patch a budget decimated by lower commodity prices.
Strike at Barrick’s Veladero mine suspended
Union at Barrick's troubled operation, Argentina's largest gold mine, says strike will resume if there's no deal after two weeks of talks.
Influential emerging market investor is iron ore price bull
Mark Mobius, executive chairman of Templeton Emerging Markets Group, sees disconnect between industry fundamentals and price swings.
Cobalt supply is in a “Death Spiral:” Jack Lifton
Jack Lifton says recycling, copper and nickel mining is a must to satisfy global cobalt supply needs
Goodbye smokestacks: Startup invents zero-emission fossil fuel power
Zero-emission fossil fuel power sounds like an oxymoron. But when that 25-megawatt demonstration plant is fired up later this year, it will burn natural gas in pure oxygen.
Even with iron ore prices diving, NASA fast tracks mission to $10,000 quadrillion asteroid
If NASA is successful in its mission to 16 Psyche, one of the most massive asteroids found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, humans will have a first ever chance of exploring a world made of iron, not rock or ice.
China’s coal-rich Shanxi province to halt or slow mines construction until 2020
Shanxi province accounts for about 25% of China's coal output and has vowed to cut 20 million tonnes of overcapacity this year.
Low platinum prices push jewellery demand
Diamonds may be a girl's best friend but for budget-conscious ring-bearers, the preferred material might be platinum.
